Clive Tyldesley

Do itv have much football to commentate on?

Then it's a bit like the motson v Davies debates back in the day


Tyldesley obviously thought he could do a job at BBC back in the day,
Before returning to itv when those two blocked his progress.


There are plenty of opportunities for a decent commentator
these days... His job application has no doubt been noted.


I'm not sure I would prefer matteface, but Tyldesley is too man yoo for me.

he's 65, it's ageism, keeping on for highlights packages.

basically it's England games, qualies, friendlies, tournament, few games but a big gig when broadcasting to possible 20 mil+ during the KO's. Think ITV still do CL highlights as well.

One of the best , if not the best on UK TV in the 21st century..... but let's not let ability get in the way of the lunatics being allowed to run this asylum.

Right balance of description and humour.

Surprised another male over 40 able to get the job .

we should have more ethnic and girl commentators, to help promote the game to a ever increasing audience, maybe even throw in a bit of transgender, things we've been missing over the years. cheers.

Bad move by ITV, Smatterface is a lucky guy, he's now landed a job he's not good enough for following on from landing the job with Natalie Sawyer, which has now admittedly ended.

Agree with someone above, he must have a bloody good agent!!!

you can't buy his sort of experience. he's the kind of bloke that you don't fire him, he decides when it's time up

not saying matterface isnt' good at comms because he  is but it's a tiny bit disrespectful to somebody who has no intention of retiring any time soon

we should actually try and be promoting more older people and different people having the top jobs, not always going to a young white guy.

Brian Moore everyday of the week

The Nessun Dorma football nostalgia pods are very good, this is the Barry vs Motty one...

https://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/DIR32E27A1D3HZG

The commentators of today are completely overrated ... give me David Coleman; Brian Moore; Hugh Johns and others of yester year ... nowadays they usually try to out shout each other or gives us their knowledge of bland info without thinking we don't want it ... as Ritchie used to say if the picture tells the story then say nowt

looks like he's had his
pocket picked.

Yeah, bit like a boxer on the ropes, needs to clear his head for a few minutes

it's replacing fine wine with a can of stella.

Give time a chance and then revisit the next choice of commentator

I always liked John Champion over the whole lot.

Entirely disagree.Tyldesley past his sell by,spouting useless stats constantly,not quite as bad as J Pierce,but bad enough to warrant replacing.
  Motson,Tyldesley,Pierce,all became incredibly boring,not moved on with their style.Listen to Steve Wilson,much sharper,not the best but better than  the three mentioned.Styles have to change,the game has changed,but some mikesmiths can't,or wont change their style,believing they still"have it",but unfortunately for them,they don't.
    The audience is younger now,you have to move with the times.
   Example horse racing,new breed of mikesmiths are completely able to step into the shoes of of the old school.

Nostalgia aint what it used to be

Never liked him much, too much verbal diarrhoea for my taste

All commentators are required to stock up on stats, they all do it.

How is the audience getting younger lol.

Called the wrong player more than anyone.

Good riddance......might now be able to watch a match without him mentioning that famous night in the Nou Camp

they should've confiscated his mic
years ago or left it on mute,most
annoying commentator out there.

Prefer Clive Tyldesley to Martin Tyler fawning over players like an adolescent girl. I'm always expecting Tyler to tell us he knows their birthdays.

Obviously unable to bring them under his spell.Matterface probably a very smooth talker ,if you look at his wives.Good luck to the bloke,just keep that woman on MOTD away from the microphone ,she is impossible to listen too.

Then will come the woke representative. Can hardly wait